{"id":3180,"date":"2013-11-06T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T15:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=3180"},"modified":"2013-11-05T23:02:26","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T04:02:26","slug":"want-run-half-marathon-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/want-run-half-marathon-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to run a half marathon? You can do it!"},"content":{"rendered":"

21.1km… approximately the distance from my house to the zoo and to my favourite shopping mall.\u00a0 It’s also the distance of a half marathon.\u00a0 While I typically drive to the Zoo and the mall, on Sunday I ran the 21 K.\u00a0 It was my\u00a0first half-marathon in\u00a0four years.\u00a0 My first since having kids.\"half<\/a><\/p>\n

Unlike my first half marathon that I ran when I was 24, I actually had to train\u00a0for this one.\u00a0 My training wasn’t too crazy.\u00a0 I ran about once or twice a week for 12 weeks prior to the race.\u00a0 The longest run that I completed while training was 16km.\u00a0 I didn’t do any hill training or speed work.\u00a0 So while not impressive, the training did help obviously and I knew that come race day, I would run faster due to adrenalin and\u00a0my competitive nature.\"half<\/a><\/p>\n

The half marathon took place in Hamilton, Ontario.\u00a0\u00a0While late in the season,\u00a0we signed up for this one because a)\u00a0it gave us an extra two weeks to train and b) it’s an easy course with a lot of\u00a0downhill.\u00a0 It’s known as the fastest\u00a0Boston qualifier in Canada.\u00a0 I finished at a time of 2:03.\u00a0 While decent, it wasn’t my personal best.\u00a0 However,\u00a0it was\u00a0-2 degrees out and the wind was super strong.\u00a0 My husband on the other end finished in 1:27, coming in 49th place overall!\u00a0\u00a0We obviously didn’t run together \ud83d\ude42\"half<\/a><\/p>\n

For anyone interested or considering a half marathon there are lots of great training plans to help you prepare. It is a great way to encourage yourself to get in better shape while training with a specific goal in mind. There is no required finishing time and everyone is free to run at their own pace… so get out and do it!\"half<\/a><\/p>\n

While I’m done for the season and I plan on hibernating for the winter, I’m hoping to run another half in the spring\u00a0\/ summer.<\/p>\n

At some point I really hope to run a full marathon! Have you ever ran a half or a full marathon? Love it OR hate it? Any advice.\u00a0 I would love to hear about your experience.<\/p>\n

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21.1km… approximately the distance from my house to the zoo and to my favourite shopping mall.\u00a0 It’s also the distance of a half marathon.\u00a0 While I typically drive to the Zoo and the mall, on Sunday I ran the 21 K.\u00a0 It was my\u00a0first half-marathon in\u00a0four years.\u00a0 My first since having kids. 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